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The people listed on the Bartow County jail's intake report were arrested and booked into the jail but are not convicted, therefore are presumed innocent until the court system settles their cases.

The soggy weather we've been having will continue through at least Tuesday, but relief should be in sight later in the week and through the weekend.

Scheduled for Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the NWGDS will feature five gardens, with all but one being local.

Bartow County Environmental Health conducts inspections of local establishments to give patrons a snapshot of the operations of the businesses.

The latest Superman to hit the big screen, "Man of Steel" stars Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman and is directed by Zack Snyder .

Flashing lights and orange cones, deputies and a transport van. The scene at Waterside Drive near Red Top Mountain State Park was repeated across the county Friday night as authorities worked safety checkpoints.

LakePoint Sporting Community officials in Bartow County have confirmed that an Atlanta Braves clubhouse store will be a part of the retail community in their mixed-use development.

The Cartersville Ducks Unlimited Chapter found itself in the spotlight earlier this month with chapter-wide recognition for fundraising and an individual award going to Co-Chair Sarah Tonsmeire for conservation efforts.

"I think it's a great opportunity to see a little piece of Bartow County history that's no longer there," BHM Director Trey Gaines said, referring to Rowland Springs Resort, which was situated in the Rowland Springs area off Georgia Highway 20. "We think of tourist attractions today but there were these attractions even in the mid- to late 1800s.

The victim in a Wednesday shooting on Stokely Street is home and recovering. Michele Talley was shot once in the left leg above her knee after an argument with her girlfriend's brother, Dexter Weems Jr., police reported.

The people listed on the Bartow County jail's intake report were arrested and booked into the jail but are not convicted, therefore are presumed innocent until the court system settles their cases.

The Dobbins Mine in Cartersville, which produced manganese ore from 1867 to 1945, supplying the nation's steel mills through both World Wars, is in the path of the proposed 411 Connector to Interstate 75. Governor Nathan Deal released a letter today backing the proposed 411 connector to the Rome delegation and more specifically State Rep. Katie ... (more)

Last year, Bartow County had a case of West Nile. It was one of more than 20 cases in Georgia in 2012, which followed a few years with relativley few cases across the state.

Police Seek Cartersville Man in Alleged Shooting - Cartersville Patch Cartersville police are looking for a man accused in the shooting a woman in the leg during an argument this afternoon.

On Saturday, June 22, the Cartersville branch of the Bartow County Library System will host a free SAT practice test sponsored by Kaplan Learning Centers.

Titled "Sunrise over Red Top Mountain," Greg McCary's image of Lake Allatoona grabbed first-place honors in the Cartersville-Bartow County Convention & Visitors Bureau's Spring Shoot-out in Bartow Photo Contest.

Police are searching for a man accused of shooting a woman in the leg. The shooting took place on Stokely Street in Cartersville on Wednesday.

Captain Mark Camp said police were called to a shooting at a Stokley Street apartment around 3:00 p.m. As police were told, a female was shot in the leg by her sister's boyfriend while the three were having an argument.

The school board member accused of striking a student with her SUV in the Cartersville Walmart parking lot pleaded guilty today, according to Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Rosemary Greene.